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Lateral Loads on Sloped Roofs

NBC Figure A-4.1.7.5.(2) and (3) models flat-roofed structures only, however for structures falling outside the low-rise limitations that have sloped roofs, wind pressures are generated on the vertical projection of either a side panel or hip end of a sloped roof as if it were a wall.

See Also

All-heights Method

Restrictions and Warnings

H/D Ratio for Multiple Blocks

Side Pressures

Component and Cladding Loads

Full and Partial Wind Loading